@article{ref1,
title="Demographic Differences in Injuries among the Elderly: An Analysis of Emergency Department Visits",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="2005",
author="Schwartz, Skai W. and Rosenberg, Deborah M. and Wang, Chen Pin and Sanchez-Anguiano, Aurora and Ahmed, Sirajuddin",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="346-352",
abstract="BACKGROUND:: An understanding of demographic differences in injury types among the elderly will help in targeting interventions. METHODS:: Rates were calculated from the 1997 to 1999 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys by dividing the estimated number of visits by census population estimates. Age-adjusted standardized morbidity ratios were calculated to facilitate comparison between genders and between races. RESULTS:: Although men had fewer fractures than expected on the basis of the rate for women (standardized morbidity ratio = 0.57), they had more open wounds (standardized morbidity ratio = 1.785, p < 0.001). Blacks had fewer fractures than expected, based on the rates for whites (standardized morbidity ratio = 0.601, p = 0.004) but had higher visit rates than expected for less severe injuries such as contusions, strains, and sprains. CONCLUSION:: The trends noted in the present analysis suggest interventions for improved machinery safety targeted at elderly men and a continuing focus on access to primary care for minority elderly.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}